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(11) EP 3 341 071 A1

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(43) Date of publication:
04.07.2018 Bulletin 2018/27

(21) Application number: 16847044.1

(22) Date of filing: 26.08.2016
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
A61N 1/05(2006.01)
A61B 17/32(2006.01)
A61B 17/3205(2006.01)
(86) International application number:
PCT/US2016/049108
(87) International publication number:
WO 2017/048486 (23.03.2017 Gazette 2017/12)
(84) Designated Contracting States:
AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR
Designated Extension States:
BA ME
Designated Validation States:
MA MD

(30) Priority: 28.08.2015 US 201561211151 P

(71) Applicant: The Spectranetics Corporation
Colorado Springs, CO 80921 (US)

(72) Inventors:
  • GRACE, Kenneth P.
    Woodland Park, Colorado 80863 (US)
  • LEE, Weston H.
    Colorado Springs, Colorado 80920 (US)
  • KAGARISE, Brian E.
    Colorado Springs, Colorado 80907 (US)
  • CARVER, Robert L.
    Colorado Springs, Colorado 80904 (US)

(74) Representative: Steffen, Thomas 
Philips Intellectual Property & Standards High Tech Campus 5
5656 AE Eindhoven
5656 AE Eindhoven (NL)

   


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